Moscow: Kyiv No Longer Cares about Civilians’ Lives
“The Kyiv authorities instigated by their western sponsors are carrying out a punitive operation killing and wounding civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure. A humanitarian situation in the region is getting worse,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Itar-Tass reported.
It stressed that despite Russia’s constant appeals to Kyiv authorities and international organizations to take urgent measures in connection with the humanitarian disaster and human suffering in southeast Ukraine, nothing had been done.
“Ukrainian artillery shelled the town of Pervomaisk in the Luhansk region on August 2, destroying homes and causing casualties. The shells also damaged two substations. The city was left out of water and mobile communication. A hospital, a polyclinic and a nursery building were ruined. A gas pipeline was also damaged,” it added.
“The same day, the Ukrainian military launched mortar fire against a school in Donetsk, as a result of which, a man and a woman died. All windows in the building were smashed and the school was caught on fire,” the ministry stated.